Approximately 365 Days In A Life

August 10th, 2010

Going to The Meat & Wine Co for a friend’s birthday, I was well aware I would be parting with a decent amount of money. Arriving on time for the booking, our group was told that our table would not be ready for half an hour, so the front of house directed us to the bar upstairs. It is quite obvious that the restaurant know how to appease their customers despite setbacks like this, as the bar area is large enough to accommodate a number of bookings while they wait (and it’s a good way to take more money from each group). Eventually being seated downstairs, we were quickly served.

Meals have a wide range of cost, with steaks going from $25-$50, burgers at around $18 and other meals for $25-35. The waitress seemingly did a great job as she took down our orders. Unfortunately, when the meals came out, she had made mistakes with two of the meals. Thankfully, both mistakes were quickly rectified.

I ordered the lamb shanks ($28) and was quite disappointed with the meat. Unlike most restaurants, the lamb did not fall off the bone easily. Usually, when cooked well, the meat will melt in your mouth and will leave a nice warm feeling after eaten. Unfortunately, this was not the case and it was rather tough, the overly buttered potato mash not combining well. It was not terrible but for the price, you expect much better. This seemed to be the case with the steaks as well.

While the venue is beautifully designed and the service is extremely professional, The Meat & Wine Co disappoints on the major focus of a restaurant: its food.